Re: Michael Watson what if?
They would have fought again and Eubank would have beaten him down.
Re: Michael Watson what if?
You really think so? Watson was beating the cr** out of Eubank that night, what makes you think the rematch would have been any different?
Re: Michael Watson what if?
Watson had one good fight and his career and it ended in brain damage. I respect him but have never rated Watson.
Re: Michael Watson what if?
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Watson had one good fight and his career and it ended in brain damage. I respect him but have never rated Watson.
Fair enough, but he beat Benn as well remember. Personally i thought he managed to get his act together and may have been a force to reckon with in the SMD.
Re: Michael Watson what if?
I just couldn't see him beating Mclellan, Benn (again), Eubank, Roy Jones, Joe Calzaghe or Sven Ottke.
Re: Michael Watson what if?
I guess we shall never know. Here have my first ever cool click :coolclick:
Re: Michael Watson what if?
Re: Michael Watson what if?
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How do you think Michael Wastson would have done is Chris Eubanks chin wasn't so great and if Eubank didn't get that devistating uppercut in when he came up from the canvas? In other words how do you think he would have done if he won that fight, didn't have brain damage and continued fighting the way he did in that fight?
If the ref had given watson an 8 count he would have recovered and won.
Re: Michael Watson what if?
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How do you think Michael Wastson would have done is Chris Eubanks chin wasn't so great and if Eubank didn't get that devistating uppercut in when he came up from the canvas? In other words how do you think he would have done if he won that fight, didn't have brain damage and continued fighting the way he did in that fight?
If the ref had given watson an 8 count he would have recovered and won.
How do you work that one out? he had brain damage, do you even know what you are talking about?
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Originally Posted by SEANIE
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Originally Posted by danchar123
How do you think Michael Wastson would have done is Chris Eubanks chin wasn't so great and if Eubank didn't get that devistating uppercut in when he came up from the canvas? In other words how do you think he would have done if he won that fight, didn't have brain damage and continued fighting the way he did in that fight?
If the ref had given watson an 8 count he would have recovered and won.
How do you work that one out? he had brain damage, do you even know what you are talking about?
I think he's just taking the piss. The Watson that fought that night wuold have given all the top guys problems, but as Shaw said, it's a big WHAT IF he could maintain that level motivation and sharpness in later fights.
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Originally Posted by SEANIE
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Originally Posted by danchar123
How do you think Michael Wastson would have done is Chris Eubanks chin wasn't so great and if Eubank didn't get that devistating uppercut in when he came up from the canvas? In other words how do you think he would have done if he won that fight, didn't have brain damage and continued fighting the way he did in that fight?
If the ref had given watson an 8 count he would have recovered and won.
How do you work that one out? he had brain damage, do you even know what you are talking about?
Yes i do! After the first knockdown the ref let watson continue as soon as he got up instead of issusing a standing 8 count in accordance with WBO rules (at the time there was no standing 8 count under the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control) If watson had been issued correctly with a count Eubank wouldnt have scored the second and more damaging knockdown and Watson would have been ok and would have held during the last round.
SO YES I DO KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. DO YOU?
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Originally Posted by SEANIE
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Originally Posted by danchar123
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Originally Posted by SEANIE
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Originally Posted by danchar123
How do you think Michael Wastson would have done is Chris Eubanks chin wasn't so great and if Eubank didn't get that devistating uppercut in when he came up from the canvas? In other words how do you think he would have done if he won that fight, didn't have brain damage and continued fighting the way he did in that fight?
If the ref had given watson an 8 count he would have recovered and won.
How do you work that one out? he had brain damage, do you even know what you are talking about?
Yes i do! After the first knockdown the ref let watson continue as soon as he got up instead of issusing a standing 8 count in accordance with WBO rules (at the time there was no standing 8 count under the rules of the British Boxing Board of Control) If watson had been issued correctly with a count Eubank wouldnt have scored the second and more damaging knockdown and Watson would have been ok and would have held during the last round.
SO YES I DO KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. DO YOU?
Sorry i didn't read what u had said correctly. I am not so sure that a standing 8 count would have helped him that much, it was one hell of an uppercut that Eubank hit him with.
Re: Michael Watson what if?
He looked fucking awesome that night, I know that much.
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I just couldn't see him beating Mclellan, Benn (again), Eubank, Roy Jones, Joe Calzaghe or Sven Ottke.
Benn, Toney and Nunn he'd have fought. If he got past Benn and Toney, he'd have never beaten Nunn.
Actually, Toney at 168 was sublime. That's a hell of a fight, Watson at his best against a (non-weightdrained) 168 Toney
